Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): Renzi -- One of CREW’s Most Corrupt, Indicted -- House Ethics Committee Fails to Act, Again
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 22, 2008
12:05 PM
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CONTACT: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Naomi Seligman Steiner 202.408.5565
nseligman@citizensforethics.org
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Renzi -- One of CREW’s Most Corrupt, Indicted -- House Ethics Committee Fails to Act, Again
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WASHINGTON, DC - February 22 - Today, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) was indicted on multiple federal charges. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has included Rep. Renzi in Beyond DeLay: The Most Corrupt Members of Congress report for the past three years. His profile can be read here
Melanie Sloan, a former federal prosecutor and the executive director of CREW made the following statement today:
“Rep. Renzi’s criminal conduct has been evident for years now. Thankfully, the Department of Justice is holding him accountable given that his House colleagues refused to do so. The House ethics committee – as always – ignored yet another member of Congress’s blatant abuse of his position. Bluster aside, this latest in a string of congressional indictments demonstrates that Congress simply will not police itself.”
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions.
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